affectation[noun]Synonyms: pretence, act, artificiality, assumed manners, façade, insincerity, pose, pretentiousness, show
Antonyms: artlessness
Contrasted words: ingenuousness, naiveté, naturalness, simplicity, unsophistication
Related Words: ostentation,
pretentiousness [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
af‧fec‧ta‧tion /ˌæfekˈteɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable and countable] a way of behaving, speaking etc that is not sincere or natural:
Calling everyone ‘darling’ is just an affectation. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲